---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-COAL BY-PRODUCT-DISPOSAL"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that it is not a violation of the Act to store or dispose of coal combustion waste that is reused as structural fill at a site or facility, if that waste is fully encapsulated. Defines \"fully encapsulated\" and \"structural fill\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3620"
citation: "Illinois HB 3620 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43717124-f90f-4bb4-8546-b1ac60b9c98c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3620&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=61012&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "893dbb08b7d094595768aa533aa40c96136b957bfb75d4ae6e6c4ef31e98c47e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3620 (97th) — EPA-COAL BY-PRODUCT-DISPOSAL

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that it is not a violation of the Act to store or dispose of coal combustion waste that is reused as structural fill at a site or facility, if that waste is fully encapsulated. Defines "fully encapsulated" and "structural fill".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3620&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61012&DocNum=3620&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3620eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61012&DocNum=3620&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3620enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=61012&DocNum=3620&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2011-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2011
- **2011-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0510 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43717124-f90f-4bb4-8546-b1ac60b9c98c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).